If you’ve ever seen an illustration of the solar system, the odds are good that it was wrong. Not that it messed up the order of the planets, but that the scale was completely off. "Every single ...

Scale model of solar system to be unveiledThe John J. McCarthy Observatory in New Milford will unveil its scale model of the solar system Nov. 14.

The John J. McCarthy Observatory in New Milford will unveil its scale model of the solar system Nov. 14. Following a brief ceremony at the Route 7 South observatory, behind the high school, the ...

The solar system model is expected to boost traffic along the trail while giving Cumberland a reputation for thinking big. At the scale of the Cumberland model, Earth will be about 492 feet from ...

A solar system model is the most effective way to accurately plot the relation of all the celestial objects on a much smaller scale.

Another way is to build a scale model in the real world. Real world solar system models can be found in lots of places, the one that inspired us was the Maine solar system model.

For about 35 years, the Colorado Scale Model Solar System has delighted campus visitors by shrinking Earth's cosmic neighborhood down to a short walk. Now the exhibit is getting a new update and an ...

We'll talk about a new scale model of the solar system that stretches 40 miles, from the sun at Presque Isle out to Pluto near Houlton, Maine. Guest: Kevin McCartney *Geology professor at the ...

Where does the Earth really fit in space? That question and the inaccurate approaches to illustrating that led a group of friends to the Nevada desert to build a scale model of the solar system.

Did you ever build one of those scale models of the solar system as a kid? You know, where you walk around a football field setting down balls of different sizes, attempting to gain some ...